The Preacher of Morgantown: The Life and Writings of Bernard Gibbs

Before the ministry of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King (1929-1968) there were hundreds of other preachers that used the biblical tradition to promote a theology of equality and civil rights. This book The Preacher of Morgantown traces the life of one of these ministers Rev. John Bernard Gibbs (1872-1944) of Morgantown West Virginia. Reverend Gibbs wielded the gospel to encourage equality between black and white Americans. Contained within this book is a selection of Rev. Gibbs sermons some of which helped contribute to a generational and national discourse on race relations. His ministry compounded by the works of others like him helped lay the foundation of a civil rights theology more than a generation later.